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Ten Days in His Fabricated Doom to Die for Love Billionaire Romance
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00:00To entertain his mistress, my billionaire husband faked a zombie apocalypse.
00:12I gave him our last protein bar and walked out to die.
00:20I closed my eyes, waiting for the zombies to tackle me to the ground.
00:25Cut! Extras, take a ten minute break.
00:28The zombies climbed off me. Behind me, the bunker door swung.
00:33My husband, Julian Hartley, walked out. Across the street.
00:38Julian, you're a genius. She believed the apocalypse was real.
00:44That's what she gets for trying to get you blacklisted. I wanted her to feel real despair. Consider it a
00:49lesson.
00:51I lay on the ground. The extras pulled off their masks. Tears mixed with the blood at the corner of
00:57my mouth.
00:57There was one thing they didn't know. Before I walked out of that bunker, I drank an entire bottle of
01:04Paraquat.
01:05When I opened my eyes again, I was floating above them. I looked down. The extras were laughing.
01:12It's hot in these masks.
01:13But Mr. Hartley pays great.
01:15No kidding. He rented the entire set just to make Serena happy.
01:19The truth hit me. There was no virus. No apocalypse. The terror I endured for two weeks was a massive
01:27prank.
01:28He did it all for his mistress. I stared down at my own body. White foam bubbled at my lips.
01:35My eyes bulged. My fingernails were shredded. Julian strolled over with a coffee. He nudged my leg with his shoe.
01:44Alright, Anna, enough. Stop overacting.
01:45My body didn't move. It couldn't. Serena linked her arm through his.
01:51Her acting is amazing. She's probably just too embarrassed to get up. When she gave you the last protein bar,
01:56I almost cried.
01:58She's just being dramatic for attention. She sabotaged your audition. A selfish bitch like her deserves to be punished.
02:07I'm not even mad anymore.
02:08Julian didn't even glance down at me.
02:10She wants to play dead. Let her lie there.
02:12He dragged Serena toward the exit.
02:14She can walk back when she's ready to apologize.
02:17The iron gates slammed shut.
02:19I wanted to scream.
02:21But I was just a ghost.
02:23An invisible force suddenly yanked me backward.
02:27In a blink, I was sitting in the back seat of Julian's car.
02:30He was behind the wheel.
02:32Serena sat in the passenger seat and touched up her lipstick.
02:37Julian, shooting starts tomorrow.
02:39The director still needs a location.
02:41Pick whatever you want. Use any property under my company.
02:46You're the best. Anna is so ungrateful.
02:50Julian yanked at his tie.
02:53Julian, what if something happens to her out there?
02:56The set is crawling with security. She's fine.
02:59But she threw up so much blood.
03:03It's a blood pack. You know how dramatic she is.
03:06Let her starve for a few days. She'll learn.
03:08Give her three days. She'll come back to beg my forgiveness.
03:11I sat in the back seat and stared at him.
03:15Julian, I'm never coming back.
03:18The main floodlights shut off, leaving only dim security bulbs.
03:22I floated next to my corpse and watched the cleanup crew sweep the lot.
03:28Hey, someone's still here.
03:31Wake up. Go sleep in the trailers.
03:35The janitor checked my breath.
03:39Dead body!
03:41Call 911! She's dead!
03:44Within minutes, police cruisers and ambulances arrived.
03:49They checked my pupils and shook their heads.
03:52Call it. She's gone.
03:54A detective pried a tiny glass bottle from my fingers.
03:57Paraquat? Where'd she even get this?
04:00Looks like a suicide.
04:01Run her ID and notify the next of kin.
04:04Across town, Julian was taking a shower in our master suite.
04:07His phone buzzed on the nightstand.
04:10Serena glanced at the screen.
04:12It was an unknown number.
04:14She frowned and hit decline.
04:16A moment later, a voicemail popped up.
04:20Mr. Hartley, this is Detective Webb with the LAPD.
04:23Your wife, Anna Shaw, was pronounced dead at 4.14 p.m.
04:26Please contact us immediately to claim the body.
04:29Serena's heart hammered against her ribs.
04:32Shock flashed through her eyes, quickly replaced by a sick joy.
04:37She deleted the voicemail and the call from the log.
04:40She blocked the detective's number.
04:43She blocked my number, too.
04:45The bathroom door opened.
04:47Julian walked out with a towel around his waist.
04:51Was that Anna texting to apologize?
04:53No, just a spam text.
04:56Whatever.
04:57Get some sleep.
04:57I have to head to the office.
04:58You can stay here at the house for the next few days.
05:00Let me know when you're done filming at the set.
05:02I'll have a crew fix the place up before Anna gets back.
05:04Otherwise, that crazy bitch will throw a tantrum.
05:08I floated near the ceiling and watched the whole thing.
05:11Julian casually handed over the home I built, all while complaining about my tantrums.
05:17Dead hearts cannot break.
05:20For three days, I didn't come home.
05:23Julian sat on the sofa.
05:25The ashtray on the coffee table overflowed.
05:30Mr. Hartley, you should eat something.
05:33Julian swiped the glass of milk off the table.
05:35It shattered and splashed across the rug.
05:38Where the hell is Anna?
05:41There's been no word from Mrs. Hartley.
05:43Would you like to call her, sir?
05:45I'm not calling her!
05:47Throw out all her shoes, empty your closet, and burn everything!
05:52Let's see how long she can play this game.
05:54Mrs. Geller grabbed a trash bag and hurried toward the bedroom.
05:58She stopped by the balcony and looked at the fiddle-leaf fig I had been growing for five years.
06:03Julian gave it to me the night he proposed.
06:06Anna, this tree is hard to keep alive, but with enough patience, it grows forever.
06:11I will give you that same patience.
06:13We will never be apart.
06:15He broke his promise, but the tree kept growing.
06:27The ceramic pot hit the driveway and shattered.
06:32The roots tore apart, and the soil spilled across the pavement.
06:37The door opened.
06:39Serena walked in, wearing a white trench coat.
06:43I kept it locked in the back of my closet.
06:46Serena found it, and had the waist tailored.
07:06Serena's eyes darted to an old wooden chest in the corner.
07:10It held my childhood photos, and the only thing mom left me.
07:14Why is this gross box sitting out here?
07:17She lifted her heel and kicked the chest.
07:20The wood cracked.
07:22My photos scattered.
07:24The pendant hit the baseboard and shattered into pieces.
07:28I dove toward the floor to catch it.
07:31It was all I had left.
07:35Mrs. Gaylor, sweep this garbage up.
07:37Mrs. Gaylor picked up the shards.
07:40Tears rolled down her cheeks.
07:42Sir, this was the last thing her mother...
07:45I'm not having this crap in my house.
07:47Throw it all out!
07:48Tell her if she doesn't want to come home, she can drop dead out there!
07:52I crouched and watched Mrs. Gaylor sweep my life into a dustpan.
07:56Two weeks went by.
07:58Julian lost his patience.
07:59He checked his phone constantly.
08:02His temper exploded, and he fired two executives.
08:06The boardroom was silent.
08:08Julian threw a folder at his director of sales.
08:11You call this a marketing strategy?
08:12It's trash!
08:13Do it again!
08:14Something was wrong.
08:16I had never ignored him for two weeks straight.
08:19Even after our worst fights, I would stay at my friend's house for two days.
08:24The second he texted me, I would go back to cook his favorite dinner.
08:28Jay!
08:31Find Anna!
08:32And drag her back here!
08:36Jay scrambled out the door.
08:41At 8 o'clock, the hotel ballroom was packed for Serena's movie premiere.
08:46Julian sat at the center table.
08:50Mr. Hartley, where is Mrs. Hartley?
08:52Why isn't your wife here?
08:59My wife isn't feeling well.
09:01She's resting at home.
09:01There are rumors you two have separated-
09:03Slander will get you sued!
09:07I hovered near the chandelier and watched him perform.
09:11You're pathetic, Julian.
09:13You actually think I'm waiting for you to apologize?
09:18Jay sprinted into the ballroom.
09:20He looked terrified.
09:22Two guards tried to grab him, but he shoved past them.
09:27Mr. Hartley!
09:30What's wrong with you?
09:31Did the world end?
09:32Sir, LAPD just contacted the legal department.
09:35Is this another one of Anna's tricks?
09:38Did she file a fake kidnapping report?
09:42Tell her to stop this and come home!
09:46Tell her if she doesn't come back right now, she can stay gone forever!
09:50Jay shook his head.
09:51He pulled a printed file from his briefcase.
09:53Inside were photos from the LAPD.
09:56Sir, Mrs. Hartley is dead.
09:58She died two weeks ago.
10:02Julian clutched his chest.
10:04His mouth fell open, but no sound came out.
10:07No!
10:08That's impossible!
10:09Julian shoved Jay aside and stumbled toward the exit.
10:12Serena reached for his jacket as he bolted past.
10:16Julian, wait!
10:17Maybe it's just a mistake!
10:19Get off me!
10:22Serena lost her balance and crashed onto the marble floor.
10:25Julian didn't look back.
10:27When he reached the coroner's office, he tripped on the concrete steps.
10:31His knees slammed into the ground.
10:34He scrambled up and sprinted through the glass doors.
10:37The door of the morgue swung open.
10:40Dr. Emily Ross pointed to a steel drawer near the back wall.
10:44She's right here.
10:46Julian stood in front of the cabinet.
10:49He gripped the handle, but his hands shook so hard he could not pull it open.
10:54Jay, are you sure it's her?
10:56Jay hung his head and stared at the floor.
10:59He couldn't look at his boss.
11:02Julian took a ragged breath and yanked the drawer open.
11:05A stark white sheet covered the body.
11:10He slowly pulled the sheet back.
11:12When he saw my face, bruised, stiff, and twisted in agony, Julian collapsed.
11:20He dropped to his knees on the freezing tile.
11:23Anna, you destroyed us!
11:26He reached out to touch my cheek.
11:28How could you do this?
11:32Doctors!
11:33Do something!
11:35Why are you just standing there?
11:38Save her!
11:40Dr. Ross sighed and shook her head.
11:43Mr. Hartley, Paraquian has no antidote.
11:45The dose she enchested was massive.
11:47She's been dead for two weeks.
11:50She's not dead!
11:51She's playing a trick on me!
11:53Anna!
11:54Get up!
11:56Get up!
11:59I forgive you.
12:00I'll fire Serena from the movie.
12:04I stood right next to him and watched him break down.
12:10It's too late, Julian.
12:12The morgue was freezing.
12:14Julian stared at my face.
12:16His bloodshot eyes begged for this to be a mistake.
12:19This is impossible!
12:21Doctor, you have the wrong body!
12:22He grabbed Dr. Ross by the arm.
12:25Anna is terrified of pain.
12:28Paraquian burns through her organs.
12:30She would never swallow something like that.
12:33This has to be someone else!
12:36Mr. Hartley, we ran the fingerprints.
12:39It's her.
12:40She pulled the sheet down and exposed my right hand.
12:43Julian locked his eyes onto it.
12:45It didn't look human anymore.
12:54Paraquian poisoning causes irreversible pulmonary fibrasis.
12:57It suffocates you from the inside out.
13:01Before she died, she experienced prolonged asphyxiation and agony.
13:05She rolled on the ground.
13:07She clawed at the floor.
13:09She dug that concrete dust out of the pavement with her bare hands.
13:12Julian stared at my bloody fingertips.
13:14His lips trembled.
13:16I hovered above him.
13:18I felt nothing.
13:21Yes, Julian.
13:22It hurt.
13:23The poison tore through my throat like burning razor blades.
13:29But nobody cared.
13:31You were laughing with Serena.
13:33Julian doubled over and clutched his chest.
13:36He gagged and vomited red wine onto the floor.
13:39He collapsed and buried his face in his hands.
13:45Sir, please sign the release forms.
13:48The funeral home is waiting.
13:52This feeder's won.
13:53The more you come out after you're going.
13:55Sign what?
13:56I've fallen you dead.
13:58Who said you could take her?
13:59She's not dead.
14:00She's just mad at me.
14:02Julian scrambled to the gurney and grabbed my frozen face.
14:06Anna, stop.
14:06Please stop.
14:08Let's go home.
14:09You wanted me to take you to the movies, right?
14:13I'll rent out the whole theater tomorrow.
14:16Just the two of us.
14:17Anna, please.
14:18Don't do this.
14:19Wake up, please.
14:20Anna, please.
14:21Don't do this.
14:22Wake up, please.
14:23He shook my stiff shoulders.
14:26Julian finally froze.
14:28The crushing reality set in.
14:29When Serena rushed into the morgue, Julian was still on the floor.
14:33She covered her nose and shot a disgusted look at the vomit.
14:38Julian, how could this happen?
14:40Why would Anna do something so stupid?
14:43If I'd known she was this unstable, I never would have suggested the game.
14:47This is all my fault.
14:49Julian didn't move.
14:50His eyes locked onto the empty paraquat bottle on the silver tray.
14:55He flipped it over.
14:57Where did this come from?
15:01I mean, she probably bought it herself.
15:04Julian slowly turned around.
15:06He stared dead into Serena's eyes.
15:10Anna was locked inside that bunker for ten days.
15:13She didn't have a phone.
15:14How did she get her hands on this?
15:16Julian, what are you implying?
15:18Are you accusing me?
15:20Get the security footage.
15:21All of it.
15:22Every camera on that set from the last ten days.
15:24I want to know who smuggled this into the quarantine zone.
15:29Jay bolted out the door.
15:31Julian pulled the sheet up, covering my face.
15:34I want her full autopsy report.
15:36Thirty minutes later, Julian sat in the office and clutched the stack of papers.
15:40There was zero food residue in her stomach.
15:43Her hydration levels were critically low.
15:45Her stomach lining had severely atrophied.
15:48Based on physiological markers, she had been starving for at least eight days before she swallowed the poison.
15:55Julian froze.
15:56Starving for eight days?
15:59He remembered the logistics.
16:01Julian ripped his phone from his pocket and called the production manager.
16:04He paced the cold hallway.
16:07How did you handle the ration drops for the bunker?
16:08Mr. Hartley, we dropped off full double rations the first two days.
16:12But on day three, Mrs. Lang told us to cut it.
16:15She said she wanted to make the simulation more realistic.
16:18The memories hit him like a freight train.
16:21Every night during the simulation, Julian watched me through the hidden cameras.
16:26He watched me break every protein bar in half.
16:29He watched me save the bigger half for him.
16:32He watched me wet my cracked lips with a Q-tip to save the water for him.
16:40Look how dramatic she is, playing the Martin.
16:43Let her starve for a few days.
16:45We'll see how fast she breaks.
16:49I wasn't acting.
16:50I starved for the Julian who I thought was out there fighting to find food.
16:55He was behind a screen, mocking me.
17:00Sir, we got the security footage.
17:03Julian ripped it from his hands and hit play.
17:06On the screen, I huddled in the corner, clutching the tin box of rations I had saved for him.
17:12A small glass bottle rolled down the air vent.
17:15It was the paraquat.
17:17A folded piece of paper fluttered down beside it.
17:20The handwriting was Serena's.
17:23Julian asked me to leave you this.
17:25It's a painless way out.
17:27It's the last thing he can do for you.
17:30Julian slammed his fist into the desk.
17:32He hit play.
17:34On the screen, I picked up the note.
17:36I read it over and over.
17:38I looked at the food I had starved myself to save.
17:42A broken smile crossed my face.
17:45I unscrewed the cap and swallowed every drop.
17:48On the monitor, I clutched my stomach and collapsed to the floor.
17:53I rolled across the ground.
17:55I smashed my forehead against the metal bed frame, leaving thick smears of blood on the steel.
18:01I dragged my body to the iron door and clawed at the metal.
18:05I clawed until my fingernails ripped off.
18:09Julian, it hurts.
18:12The video ended.
18:14Julian stared at the empty bunker on the screen.
18:17He knew what happened after I walked out.
18:20He turned around and kicked his chair across the room.
18:25Julian, let me explain!
18:27The prop department messed up.
18:28I didn't know it was real poison.
18:30Julian didn't hear a word.
18:32You didn't know?
18:34A painless way out?
18:35When the fuck did I ever tell you to leave her a suicide pill?
18:40You handed her the poison.
18:42You told her I abandoned her.
18:44He grabbed a heavy glass ashtray off the table and smashed it into her shoulder.
18:49A sickening crack echoed through the room.
18:54Julian, I'm sorry.
18:55I just wanted to scare her.
18:57I didn't want her to die.
18:59Julian planted a brutal kick into her stomach.
19:02Serena spat out a mouthful of blood and gasped for air.
19:06He brought his shoe down onto the back of her hand and crushed it under his heel.
19:11You didn't want her to die?
19:12Bullshit.
19:13Julian, you wanted her to rot in despair.
19:17Julian leaned down and lifted her off the floor.
19:22Since you love survival games so much, I'm going to let you play one.
19:31That night, Jay's men hurled Serena into the bunker and slammed the iron door.
19:38She pounded her fists against the metal.
19:40Julian, let me out!
19:42I can't be in here!
19:44Julian stared at the monitors.
19:46Turn on the PA system.
19:52Serena, Anna offered in that room for 10 days.
19:56She starved for eight.
19:57Now I'm locking you in.
19:58You get 10 days.
19:59No food, no water.
20:02Julian, you can't do this.
20:04This is illegal.
20:05I'll call the cops.
20:06Serena, I'm sorry, but this is the only way.
20:09Go ahead.
20:10Call them.
20:10I already posted a statement on your Instagram.
20:13Hollywood's favorite actress is going off the grid for a 10-day method acting retreat.
20:17Nobody is looking for you.
20:19Serena collapsed onto the bloody floor and sobbed.
20:23Julian pointed to the air vent.
20:25Drop it in.
20:26Jay pulled a glass vial from his jacket and dropped it down the chute.
20:29It hit the concrete and shattered.
20:32A thick chemical cloud filled the room.
20:36Julian, what is this?
20:38It burns!
20:39It's a high-concentration corrosive gas.
20:42It won't kill you, but it'll eat away your throat and lungs.
20:44I want you to feel what Anna felt.
20:47For three days, Serena screamed and smashed the metal cot against the walls.
20:53By night three, the hunger took over.
20:56She pressed her face to the concrete and licked up the protein bar crumbs I had dropped.
21:01She was half-conscious and delirious.
21:04Anna, stay away from me.
21:06It wasn't my fault.
21:08Julian did it.
21:09Julian wouldn't let me save you.
21:10Julian did it.
21:12Julian wouldn't let me save you.
21:18Julian had not orchestrated this twisted game to make his mistress smile, I would still be alive.
21:25Julian buried his face in his hands.
21:28His shoulders shook as a sob ripped through his chest.
21:36Julian ordered his team to pack my belongings.
21:38Inside the mansion, they found a few faded sweaters, some old cookbooks, and a nightstand drawer packed with antidepressants.
21:51When Julian pulled that drawer open, his body went rigid.
21:59He picked up an orange prescription bottle and checked the date.
22:02It was from three years ago.
22:04Our second year of marriage.
22:08That was the year Serena moved back to Los Angeles.
22:12Julian ditched my birthday party to pick Serena up from the airport.
22:21I sat alone in the empty house.
22:23I ate a slice of cold cake and swallowed half a bottle of sleeping pills.
22:30Our housekeeper found me.
22:33I barely survived the stomach pump.
22:35When I woke up in the hospital, Julian stood at the foot of my bed.
22:40His eyes were cold.
22:43Anna, these pathetic stunts for attention are getting old.
22:49Is threatening to kill yourself the only trick you know?
22:56I stopped begging for his attention after that day.
22:59I just swallowed pills to numb the pain.
23:07Jay walked into the bedroom.
23:09He pulled a wooden lockbox from the back of my closet.
23:12There was no jewelry inside.
23:14Just a stack of journals and a letter sealed in a plastic sleeve.
23:19Two words were written on the front.
23:21To Julian.
23:24Julian's hands shook as he took the letter.
23:27He tore the plastic open and unfolded the stationery.
23:30My handwriting was neat at the top, but the last lines were chaotic and smeared.
23:37Julian, if you are reading this, I'm already gone.
23:40Do not blame yourself for the prank.
23:42I knew the apocalypse was fake from the start.
23:46Julian gasped.
23:48Tears splattered onto the paper.
23:50I overheard you talking to the director in your studio.
23:55I heard you say you wanted to see me beg like a dog.
24:00You wanted me to suffer to make Serena happy.
24:04I could have ruined your game right then, but I was exhausted.
24:09For seven years, I followed you around like a stray and begged for scraps of your affection.
24:14I couldn't do it anymore.
24:18When the poison dropped through the vent, I felt relieved.
24:23I knew exactly what Paraquit was.
24:25I knew there was no going back.
24:28It was the only way I could finally escape you.
24:31My biggest regret in this life was walking down that rainy alley when I was 19 and offering you my
24:36umbrella.
24:38If I could do it over again, I would have walked the other way.
24:45Goodbye, Julian.
24:46I pray we never cross paths again in this life or the next.
24:52No, Anna.
24:54I won't let you leave me.
24:55He slammed his head against the oak floorboards.
24:58You knew it was fake.
25:00Why did you drink it?
25:01You should have killed me.
25:02Why did you punish yourself?
25:06He screamed until his vocal cords tore.
25:10Jay rushed to restrain him, but Julian kicked him aside.
25:14Get out!
25:16Get out!
25:17Get the fuck out!
25:19Julian scrambled to his feet.
25:21He stumbled into the kitchen and ripped open the drawers until he found a chef's knife.
25:26He stared at a framed photo of my smiling face on the counter.
25:30He raised the blade and plunged it into his own thigh.
25:35Blood sprayed across the marble floor.
25:38Julian burst into a hysterical laugh.
25:41It hurts!
25:43Anna, it hurts so much!
25:45Is this how bad you hurt?
25:48I watched him hack himself to pieces.
25:50I watched him hack himself to pieces.
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